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Agusta Treverorum - Trier

Posted By: Alicatt

Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted by Alicatt


Like yesterday I was in Agusta Treverorum to give it's Roman name which they called it after the Celtic tribe that lived there, but I will start a new thread about it smile



Ah, so you'll be going to the beautiful city of Trier! smile

Thanks to playing so much of Total War Rome II, I've come to learn which modern day cities/towns arose from the original Roman settlements. Who knew that modern day Cologne/Koln used to be Colonnia Agrippina? smile


Well PM we didn't get round much of the town, this was my second visit, the last time it was evening and we went there after going drag racing at Bitburg. The Porta Nigra has changed since we were last there - it was in daylight this time and you had to pay to get in where as it was just open the last time.
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Bitburg:

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Trier
The cathedral which is built on an existing Roman building
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Fountain in the square (with our youngest hanging off the railings)
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It was too dark really for my little pocket camera, this is the only pic that came out of the Porta Nigra
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2018:
Porta Nigra This was the north gate on the 6.8km long town wall and the only gate still standing, it survived because it was converted into a church which was then destroyed by Napoleon and that left the gate to survive in to today. It was originally built in AD160- AD200 that was how long it took to build the wall and the 4 gates around the town of Agusta Treverorum.
It is called the Black Gate because of the bacteria/fungi that live on the stone which eats the alcohol fumes from the wineries around the city, we get the same effect from the whisky distilleries in Scotland where the fumes are called "The angel's share" The gate has been black since ancient times and is not a product of motor vehicles.
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Layout of the town in roman times, the Porta Nigra is the one furthest away.
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Looking towards the town square, present day
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Artist's impression of how it looked in Roman times looking along the same street as above
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Posted By: Alicatt

Inside the Porta Nigra - 10/23/18 12:37 PM

Looking up from street level
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Looking back down to street level from the first floor
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Posted By: Alicatt

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 12:37 PM

The same fountain as from 2005 - but no Victor hanging from it smile
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Cathedral
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We did things the wrong way round, we should have gone to the Porta Nigra first as that would have given us a map of all the rest of the sights to see, but we did it last as it was on the way back to the car, there are thermal baths, a Roman Amphitheatre near the east gate and it was too late to go hunt for them, but we have marked them down for our next trip there, it is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from here.

Town Square
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Also where we had lunch at the Ratskeller smile

They were serving the local wine in an open bar in the town square, like the wheat beer you can get, they also serve a cloudy wine that has a refreshing citrus flavour, the Mosel Wine is very sweet and quite strong too alas I was driving so I never got to taste it this trip.

Inside the Cathedral
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Posted By: No105_Archie

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 01:44 PM

Beautiful. Thanks for posting
Posted By: PanzerMeyer

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 01:56 PM

Outstanding pics Alicatt. There are so many places I want to visit but just haven’t had the vacation time and money. I really need to win this current mega jackpot so I can finally quit my job and go traveling!
Posted By: Dart

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 02:12 PM

My second favorite city in Germany after Ravensburg!
Posted By: Alicatt

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Dart
My second favorite city in Germany after Ravensburg!


Yes Dart it is a very nice city, I enjoyed going there the first time and we were made to feel quite welcome, it was nice to go back.


More pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/MiMRdzI

from 2005: https://imgur.com/a/OFskqjp
Posted By: BD-123

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 04:58 PM

Isn't this Cathedral the depository of one of the many 'seamless robes' Christ is supposed to of worn prior to crucifixion?
Very interesting images and post sir.
Posted By: Alicatt

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/23/18 06:43 PM

yeah the one and the same, it is behind this:
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and in this case
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Posted By: BD-123

Re: Agusta Treverorum - Trier - 10/24/18 04:01 PM

Thanks! There are at least three of these around the world from the days when such reliquaries garnered much income from pilgrims
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